Stone The Crows

Listed in 'Collins English Dictionary - Fourth Australian Edition'
as: (Interjection) British and Australian slang - an expression
of surprise, dismay etc.. [My notes follow] It is only occasionally
heard, these days. It was associated (in Aus.) with the poor Aussie
'battler' farmer, and with regions where a broader Aussie accent
applied - (mainly, the Eastern states - New South Wales, Queensland,
Victoria, especially). In my part of the world (South Australia
- a non-convict settled state), it was heard less frequently. This
may suggest a link with regions, in England, from which convicts
were originally dispatched.